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curl-6 on 07 November 2013
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prayformojo said:
curl-6 said:
prayformojo said:

While it's pointless to argue due to the fact that we'll never KNOW, I'm peronally confident that had Nintendo launched what is now the PS4, only with Nintendo first party games? The Wii-U would probably be selling out right now.

The reason Wii-U is where it is, imo, is because it isn't offering the current market what it wants. It's basic economics and common sense.

There's a lot more going for the PS4 than just its online though. I'm just not sure that simply giving 3D World online would so easily sway the tides of the console war.

I'm not talking about adding online to ONE little game. I'm talking about a company wide philosophy. They're not offering, on the WHOLE, what consumers want. Sony and to a lesser degree, MS cleary are and I think maybe it's time Nintendo falls in line and brings the heat.

The last time they decided to basically go toe to toe hardware wise, was the SNES and it was the last time they lead the core market. Back then, the idea was release a standard controller, extremely powerful hardware (compared to the competition) and differintiate with unique and innovative SOFTWARE. I think that's the right idea. Why? Because then third parties don't have to release different versions of software and consumers get the best of both worlds.

But no, they're stuck on this idea of using weaker hardware, a different controller and lacking a robust, modern online infrastructure and it's KILLING THEM.

Their last console that played the graphical arms race (and had a standard controller) was the Gamecube, and that was their least successful.